Antirattler for windows and doors



w. s. FORBES.

ANTIRATTLER FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, 1919.

1 405 57 5 Patented Feb. 7 1922.

INVENTOR Walter 8. Forbes.

UNITED STATES- PATENT"OFFYICE.

' ,WA1iT ER S. FORBE S, F PORT RICHMOND, NEW YORK.

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A citizen ofthe United States, and resident 1 to prevent thesame from rattling and disturbing the occupants of a building, the principal object of the invention being to provide a device which may be readily attached to a window or a door in such a manner as to provide a cushion between the frame and the moving element which will effectively prevent rattling.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is so constructed that it may be easily put in place and will not mar or injure the appearance of the building.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of a device which may be constructed so as to not interfere with the sash cord of the usual double-hungwindow.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a window showing this anti-rattler at tached thereto.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail perspective view of the anti-rattler.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view through a por tion of the window illustrating a modified form of the anti-rattler applied thereto.

' Fig. 4, is a view similar to'Fig. 3, showing a still further modification.

Fig. 5, is a top plan view of an antirattler showing the same designed to avoid interference with the sash cord of a window and Fig. 6, is a perspective view of a modified form of anti-rattler which is particularly adapted for use on doors.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 designates a sash frame provided with the usual side rails 11 and glass pane or sash 12. The anti-rattler is designated in its entirety by the numeral 13 and as illus t ated in Fig. 2, consists of a substantiall Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '1, 1922 Application filed October 6, 1919. Serial No. 328,937.

U-shaped yoke 14 provided with the resilient arms 15, the free ends of which are bent'inwardly as at 16 and again outwardly as at 17 in orderto prevent the ends ,of said framesfromibiting into the wood of the side rails 11.

In order to further protect the rails 11, the extreme ends of the arms 15 are rounded as at 18. The yoke 14 is'provided with spaced apertures 19 for the reception of attaching screws or nails 20 by means of which the device is secured in place.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3, the yoke 21 is provided with the arms 22, the free ends of which are curved inwardly as at 23 and received in recesses 24 at the sides of the rails 11. It will thus be seen that the ends of the arms will be completely enclosed and cannot possibly injure the woodwork.

Referring to the construction illustrated in Fig. 4, the yoke 25 is provided with the right angularly extending arms 26 which are curved inwardly as at 27 and formed at their extreme ends with heads 28. These arms are received'in the slots 29 'ofplates 30 which cover the recesses 31 in the side bars 11 of the sash frame.

In this construction of the device it will be obvious that the ends of the arms will be completely enclosed and will be held in place and against accidental withdrawal from the recesses 31 by contact of the heads 28 with V the plates 30 In the construction of any of the devices hereinbefore described, it will be understood that the yoke portions may be provided. with inwardly extending U shaped intermediate sections 32 as illustrated in Fig. 5, which will act to avoid interference of the device with the sash cords of double-hung windows. 7

In utilizing the device on doors, the construction illustrated in Fig. 6 is best suited as the arm 33 formed on the attaching portion 34 may be placed to engage the door frame and when the door is closed obviously the anti-rattler cannot be seen, thereby avoiding marring the appearance of the woodwork. This construction is also adapted to use on windows where the user finds inbefore set forth and also that the attaching arm 34 may be construct d. to avoid contact with the sash cord of the double-hung window. 7

While in the foregoing there has been.

shown and described preferred embodifment of this invention, it is to be understood that certain minor changes in the details ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claime What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising" an attaching yoke, resilient arms at 0pposite-ends thereof, said arms being adapted to straddle the sash frame of a Window and inwardly and outwardly bent portions at the sash being recessed, inwardly bent portions at the free ends of the arms, heads on the inwardly bent portions and slotted plates closing the'recesses and adapted to retain the heads against accidental Withdrawal.

WALTER s. FORBES. 

